Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/December/December 4

• 771: death of Carloman, King of Austrasia
• 1860: birth of Charles de Broqueville, Prime Minister of Belgium during World War I
• 1918: first edition of De Standaard
• 1934: death of Adrien de Gerlache (pictured), leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-1899, the first to spend the winter in Antarctica
• 1953: birth of Jean-Marie Pfaff, soccer player, 64 times goal keeper of the Belgium national football team, goalkeeper of Bayern Munich, one of only three Belgians listed on the FIFA 100 list by Pelé, now star of the reality soap De Pfaffs on VTM
• 1976: birth of Mbo Mpenza, soccer player with 53 appearances for the Belgium national football team
• 1999: marriage of Prince Philippe of Belgium and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in Brussels